cryptography vs coding

cryptography and coding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cryptography	Yes	No	No	No
coding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cryptography and coding are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cryptography include secret writing, steganography.

cryptography (noun)	coding (noun)
act of writing in code or cipher	act of writing in code or cipher
the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms